A natural history of British quadrupeds

by: Bewick, Thomas,1753-1828; Davison, William,1780-1858,printer

Publication date: 1820

Topics: Mammals -- Great Britain., Animals in art., Chapbooks -- Specimens., Chapbooks -- England -- Alnwick -- 19th century, McGill University Library Digitized Title, McGill Library's Chapbook Collection, Mammals, Animals in art, Chapbooks

Publisher: Alnwick : Printed and sold wholesale and retail, by W. Davison

Collection: mcgilluniversitychapbook; mcgilluniversity; toronto

Contributor: McGill University Library

Language: English

36 p. : ill. ; 14 x 9 cm.

"With thirty-two engravings on wood"--t.p

First sentence: "Of all quadrupeds, those of the horse kind merit a distinguished place in natural history."

Includes 32 woodcuts

Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections, Bourke Collection: one of 3 titles bound together, in a set of 3 volumes. The above is from Volume II, bound in with A Natural history of British birds and A Natural history of water birds; with binder's spine title: Quadrudps, Birds, 1824. Numerous wood engravings by Thomas Bewick. 3/4 leather, marbled paper over boards

Watermark on paper 1818

Addeddate: 2014-02-14 18:52:44

Callnumber: RBD BW QL727 B49 1 Rare Books/Special Collections - Blacker Wood Rare Books (McLennan Bldg, 4th floor)
RBD BOUR PN970 D39 B49 1820 Rare Books/Special Collections - Sheila R. Bourke Collection (McLennan Bldg, 4th floor)

Identifier: McGillLibrary-PN970_D39_B49_1820_v_2_001249361-1908

Identifier-ark: ark:/13960/t7sn2rk1c

Note: "With thirty-two engravings on wood"--t.p.
First sentence: "Of all quadrupeds, those of the horse kind merit a distinguished place in natural history."
Includes 32 woodcuts.
Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections, Bourke Collection: one of 3 titles bound together, in a set of 3 volumes. The above is from Volume II, bound in with A Natural history of British birds and A Natural history of water birds; with binder's spine title: Quadrudps, Birds, 1824. Numerous wood engravings by Thomas Bewick. 3/4 leather, marbled paper over boards.
Watermark on paper 1818.